Jina

noun

Ji·​na

ˈjinə

plural -s

: one who according to Jainism has conquered temporal and material existence through self-discipline and attained a transcendent and external state of bliss

especially : one venerated as a tirthankara

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit, saint, victorious

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